chasm
pronunciation
UK [ˈkæzəm]
US [ˈkæzəm]
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- n.
- 峡谷
- 裂缝,断层
- 裂口
- (感情等的)分歧
Word Origin
chasm 裂缝
来自PIE*gheu, 张开,词源同chaos, gas.
Example
- 1. But none of these can fill the chasm created by our deep sense of separation .
- 但是,这一切都无法填补由我们强烈的分离意识造成的鸿沟。
- 2. You can 't jump halfway across a chasm : you still fall to your death .
- 跨越鸿沟,你不能只跳一半:那样你还是会粉身碎骨。
- 3. The most dangerous strategy is to jump a chasm in two leaps .
- 最危险的策略莫过于分两步跃过深渊。
- 4. The present gap is really more of a chasm .
- 目前的鸿沟更多的表现在分歧上。
- 5. This makes no sense-there 's a yawning chasm between the professional and the plutocratic classes , and the tax system should reflect that .
- 这太没道理了-打工一族和富豪阶级之间的差距有若鸿沟,而税收政策理应将其反映出来。
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